Small Business

San Fran Mayor Says Governments Should Act Like Startups

On the season four premier episode of Revolution, we sit down with San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee to discuss how governments can adapt and improve services by embracing the startup culture.

One of Mayor Lee's first orders of business was to form a tech chamber of commerce called SF CITI (Citizens Initiative for Technology and Innovation) to leverage the collective power of San Francisco's tech sector. Companies include AT&T, Salesforce.com, Jawbone, Twitter and Zynga. Additionally, San Francisco partnered with Code for America to reexamine the way the city delivers services to impoverished people.

While Mayor Lee keeps today in mind, his work also focuses on the city 10 to 15 years down the road. His team's partnerships with entrepreneurs, non-profits, local businesses and investors is already expanding possibilities for how San Francisco will look over the years. His hope is that businesses will thrive through technology and the new perspective and capabilities that come along with it.

As the Mayor puts it, everything comes down to improving and leveraging civic engagement.

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